Tag: tributes
Veteran Journalist, Odunewu Buried Amidst Tributes
Jamiu Yisa Late Veteran journalist, Alhaji Alade Odunewu, popularly known as Allah De, was on Friday afternoon, buried amidst glowing…
Jonathan, Tinubu, Fashola mourn Rolling Dollar
President Goodluck Jonathan led the flood of tributes for the departed accomplished and multi-talented Nigerian musician, Pa Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju,…
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Tributes pour for the man who built Man U
British Prime Minister David Cameron and world football chief Sepp Blatter led the tributes on Wednesday after Manchester United manager…
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady Dies
British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the controversial “Iron Lady” who dominated a generation of her country’s politics and won…
Tinubu, Ribadu, Amosun mourn departed Ekiti deputy governor
Messages of condolence and tributes have started pouring for Mrs. Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, the deputy governor of the western Nigerian…
Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies
Agency reports British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in Harry Potter and the cult film “Withnail &…
Nobel laureates Soyinka, Gordimer mourn Achebe
Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a…
Nigerian actors mourn veteran Nollywood star, Esiri
Members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Wednesday bemoaned the death of a veteran actor, Justus Esiri. In their…
Azazi: Jonathan, Amaechi pay glowing tributes at burial
General Andrew Owoye Azazi, Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser who died in a military helicopter crash 15 December was buried…
Nigeria: Jonathan, Kukah praise Yakowa at burial
The remains of former Governor of Kaduna State Patrick Yakowa were buried at his country home at Fadan Kagoma on…
TY Danjuma clocks 75
General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, the civil war veteran, the coup maker, former chief of army staff, former defence minister, big…
My Dad Will Be Sorely Missed —Senator Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki in a statement issued today said his father, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Waziri of Ilorin, former Senate…
Encomiums as Adegbite buried in Abeokuta
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta The body of the late Secretary General of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Dr. Abdul Lateef…
Fashola, clerics laud Adegbite
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has opened the floodgates of tributes to the departed Islamic scholar and lawyer,…
Late Ghanaian leader’s final journey begins
Ghanaians in black traditional garb and shirts bearing images of late president John Atta Mills filed through a hall where…
World leaders pay tribute to Ghanaian leader
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan was among the world leaders that paid tribute Tuesday to the former Ghanaian President John Atta…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu At Sixty And The Lessons
Last week, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the foremost opposition leader in the Nigeria at present, the National Leader of the…
Jobi-Fele’s Death A Great Loss To World Of Enterpreneurship –Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday paid glowing tributes to the memory of departed industrialist, Otunba Mohammed…
Lagos Bids Pa Enahoro Farewell
As the elder statesman, Pa Anthony Enahoro begins his final journey home, the Lagos State Government is hosting a valedictory…